Cascading Lookup Fields

Get Formidable Forms

Here's What Our Community is Saying:

Formidable is the whole reason I went with WordPress for this site with interactive forms and I love it so far. You guys are making me look so good and what I thought impossible for me to do a couple of months ago is in fact possible.

Dennis Hudson

Formidable's easy form creation solution has allowed us to create a registration form with conditional form filling options. Form will be expanded automatically with new field options based on the chosen initial fields on the form.

Nageswara Rao Kanupuri

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a cascading dropdown with lookup fields?

Here's another example of lookup fields in action. Import vehicles & setup a year-make-model form in minutes. Why force your users to type everything manually?

cascading lookup fields example 2

Are lookup fields simple or complex?

Lookup fields can also take the place of complex calculations for price estimates, quotes, and payment forms. Instead of complex calculations, simply filter down to a price or final value. As the user selects options from Lookup fields, it will ultimately display a final value in a text field.

? Did you know?


Our WordPress forms plugin features lookup fields in our lowest price premium plan!

How can I use cascading lookup fields?

Used properly, lookup fields will save your users a lot of time & hassle. Create user-friendly forms that lead to increased conversions & happier customers overall.

In some cases, cascading lookup fields can also take the the place of complex calculations needed for price estimates, quotes or payment forms.

Instead of using calculations, you can simply filter down to a final value or price. This works by taking a user selection in a form & using it to pull over relevant data from another form.

Precise Shipping Info

When entering contact or delivery information in a form e.g. state/city

eCommerce Functions

When you want to trigger automatic quotes tailored to specific user selections e.g. postage price based on location.

User Management

Pull customer lists from signup forms

Customer Feedback

Let users specify an order through an order list when leaving a review/complaint

cascading lookup fields example 3

? Learn more:


Check out our Lookup Field Documentation!

How do cascading lookup forms work?

Our Cascading lookup form fields are advanced but very easy to use. In no time at all, you could have two or more forms working together seamlessly behind the scenes.

There's no need to have tons of coding or HTML experience in order to build smart forms with Formidable Forms. Everything you need is simple to use and right at your fingertips.

All you need to do is add a lookup field to our drag and drop form builder then select the forms & fields you wish to use in your target list.

Ready to create the most advanced lookup forms imaginable? Formidable Forms is the answer. Revolutionize your website & user experience with Formidable lookup fields.


Start building advanced lookup forms today & empower your customers to do more. Get Formidable Forms now.

Learn More About Lookup Fields

Trusted By More Than 300,000 Businesses

Brands that trust WordPress Forms Plugins More Brands that trust WordPress Forms Plugins Brands that trust WordPress Forms Plugins

More Awesome Formidable Features

White Label Form Builder

Don't like 3rd party branding on your website? Neither do we!

Smart Forms with Conditional Logic

Conditionally show questions, branch forms, redirect, and send notifications.

Confirm Email Address and Password

Double check the email address or password for typos.